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Anke Engelke
German actress

Anke Engelke

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German actress
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec
Age
59 years
Family
Spouse:
Claus Fischer
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Biography

Anke Christina Fischer (née Engelke; born 21 December 1965) is a German comedian, actress and voice-over actress born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Life

Engelke moved to Cologne in 1971 with her German parents. Early on, she exhibited singing talent, and was discovered in 1978 by Georg Bossert at a performance of her school's choir.

From 1979 to 1986, she was the presenter of the daily children's television show broadcast from the Funkausstellung (a German radio exhibition, held every other year in Berlin), and the weekly children and youth's sports magazine show Pfiff. From 1978 to 1980, she hosted the show Moment mal (Wait a minute) on RTL. SWF3 first brought her on board in 1986 as an editor; later on, she was the presenter there until 1998. She has sung with Fred Kellner und die famosen Soul Sisters since 1989. Since 1993, she has been part of the SWF3-Comedy-Ensemble Gagtory.

From 1994 to 2000, Engelke was married to the keyboardist Andreas Grimm with whom she has a daughter. Currently she is married to musician Claus Fischer with whom she has two sons.

From 1996 to 2000, she was part of Die Wochenshow on Sat.1, a rather famous comedy TV show in Germany at that time, alongside Bastian Pastewka, Ingolf Lück and Marco Rima.

In 2003, Anke Engelke and Olli Dittrich were awarded the Grimme-Preis for the improv show Blind Date 2 - Taxi nach Schweinau.

In December 2003, Engelke provided the voice of the fish Dory in the German dubbing of the computer-animated film Finding Nemo, which is voiced by Ellen DeGeneres in the English original. She also provided the voice of Jane Porter in the German dubbing of the Disney movie Tarzan, who is voiced by Minnie Driver in the original version.

Engelke can also be seen in the successful sketch comedy show Ladykracher on Sat.1. On May 17, 2004, when the very successful Die Harald Schmidt Show left Sat.1, Engelke took over its timeslot with Anke Late Night, which was cancelled due to low ratings a few months later on October 21, 2004.

Engelke is the German voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons since her predecessor Elisabeth Volkmann died in the summer of 2006. Elisabeth Volkmann was Marge's German voice for 15 years until her death. Engelke's first episode was "My Fair Laddy", which aired in Germany on January 21, 2007.

In December 2009 she hosted the European Film Awards ceremony, a role she would repeat in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

In May 2011, she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf alongside Stefan Raab and Judith Rakers.

The following year, Engelke served as the spokesperson for Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Before presenting the votes, she also gave a live statement on the human-rights issues in the hosting country, saying: "Tonight nobody could vote for their own country. But it is good to be able to vote. And it is good to have a choice. Good luck on your journey, Azerbaijan. Europe is watching you." She was the only spokesperson to articulately address human rights during the event. She had also served as one of Germany's national juries for the contest during that year.

In February 2013, her involvement with the Eurovision Song Contest continued as she hosted Unser Song für Malmö, the German national final.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2000LiebesLuderChristine
2001Der Schuh des ManituAbahachi and Winnetouch's mother(extended edition)
The Little Polar BearMutter Eisbär(voice)
2003Operation Dance SensationVeronica Rell
Just Get Married!Ina
Finding NemoDori(German voice-dub)
2004GermanikusSenator's wife
Der WixxerDoris Dubinsky
2005About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (de)Helena Stokowski
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious IslandIguanita/Frieda(voice)
2006Urmel aus dem EisWutz(voice)
Oh, wie schön ist PanamaFish(voice)
2007Complete IdiotOwl
2008Urmel voll in FahrtWutz(voice)
Freche MädchenMila's mother
2009Lippels TraumFrau Jakob / Böse Tante
2010Freche Mädchen 2Mila's mother
2015Frau Müller muss weg! (de)Jessica Höfel
Ghosthunters on Icy TrailsHetty Cuminseed

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996–2000Die WochenshowHost and sketchesGerman Television Award for Best Entertainment Program shared with Ingolf Lück, Bastian Pastewka, Markus Maria Profitlich, Ralf Guenther and Josef Ballerstaller (1999)
German Comedy Award for Best Comedy/Variety Show shared with Josef Ballerstaller, Rainer Bender, Ralf Guenther, Ingolf Lück, Bastian Pastewka and Marco Rima (1999)
Goldene Kamera-Audience Camera (1999)
Adolf Grimme Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement (1999)
1997TatortAnkeEpisode: "Tod im All"
1998...und im Keller gärt esEpisodes: "Umbau", "Klapsmühle", "Prinz"
2001Blind DateYvonne
2000–2001AnkeAnkeGerman Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian (2000–2001)
2002Blind Date 2 - Taxi nach SchweinauRuthBavarian TV Award shared with Olli Dittrich (2003)
Adolf Grimme Award in Gold for Fiction/Entertainment shared with Olli Dittrich (2003)
Nominated-German Television Award for Best Comedy Program shared with Olli Dittrich (2002)
Blind Date 3 - Der fünfbeinige ElefantConstanze Pillmann
2002–2010LadykracherVarious RolesGerman Television Award for Best Comedy Program (2002)
German Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian (2002)
German Comedy Award for Best Comedy/Variety Show shared Ralf Guenther and Josef Ballerstaller
Golden Rose for Best Performance - Comedy - Female (2004)
Nominated-German Comedy Award for Best Comedian (2003)
Nominated-Goldene Kamera for Best Entertainment Show (2009)
2003LindenstraßeConny / ModeratorinEpisode: "Heldentum"
Blind Date 4 - London, MoabitCaroline
2004Blind Date 5 - Blaues GeheimnisSonja Mette
Anke Late NightHost and sketches43 episodes
2005Blind Date 6 - Tanzen verbotenElke
2006–2007LadyLandAndrea Steinkamp / various other roles11 episodes
2006–2009PastewkaAnke Engelke3 episodes
2007–presentthe SimpsonsMarge SimpsonGerman voice
2007Fröhliche WeihnachtenAnneliese / Mario Barth / Nina Hagen / Shakira / various other rolesGerman Comedy Award for Best Comedy Event shared with Bastian Pastewka (2008)
Bavarian TV Award shared with Bastian Pastewka (2008)
Adolf Grimme Award for Entertainment shared with Bastian Pastewka (2008)
Nominated-German Television Award for Best Comedy shared with Bastian Pastewka (2008)
2007–2010Komissarin LucasRike8 episodes
2008MitternachtsspitzenAmy Winehouse / Frau SchmicklerEpisode: "20 Jahre Mitternachtsspitzen"
2009Fröhliche Weihnachten IIVarious roles
200922nd European Film AwardsAnke Engelke
201023rd European Film AwardsAnke Engelkehost with Märt Avandi
2011Fröhlicher FrühlingVarious roles
2011Eurovision Song Contest 2011Anke Engelkehost with Stefan Raab and Judith Rakers
201124th European Film AwardsAnke Engelke
2012Eurovision Song Contest 2012Anke EngelkeSpokesperson presenting German votes. National jury for Germany.
201225th European Film AwardsAnke Engelke
2013Unser Song für MalmöAnke Engelke
2013Anke hat ZeitAnke EngelkeOriginally titled Helge hat Zeit and presented by Helge Schneider who terminated his version of the show after 2 episodes
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